Storage Solutions for Data LTO Technology Managing Big Data PRESENTATION TITLE GOES HERE Shawn O. Brume Sc.D. LTO Consortium
What is the LTO Program? Technology Provider Companies: HP, IBM and Quantum Write LTO technology specificacons and published roadmap SpecificaCons are an open standard License to any organizacon Over 30 Licensees 5 Media Manufacturers (Fujifilm, ImaCon, Maxell, Sony, TDK) LTFS for LTO- 5 and LTO- 6 tape drive is a free download offered by HP, IBM and Quantum LTO program website: www.lto.org 2
Agenda (all the bits and bytes) Storage Issues Why tape is criccal: Top 10 reasons Best PracCces in Data ProtecCon Overview LTO- 6 Technology What is LTFS? How does it work? User Examples 3
Storage Issues.ObjecBves Data content is growing faster than I can manage Not all data is alike need to treat them differently Costs are out of control Data access requirements are changing My backup repository is growing Need to easily transport some data Must protect and preserve data assets now and for the future 4
The Data Growth Challenge Primary storage growth accelerabng at unprecedented rates 2005 2010 0.1ZB 1.2ZB 2012 2.8ZB 2015 8.5ZB 2020* 40ZB Social Media is growing even faster 48 Hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every Minute! IDC: Digital Universe 2012 5
Managing Data Growth PuPng cold data on ice EsCmates suggest that over 95% of data is never accessed again beyond 90 days aaer creacon* AcCvely archive older data from disk to less expensive tape Why fly all you data first class when coach will do? Delivering the most economical storage Saves power and cooling costs Minimizes floor- space uclizacon Infinitely scalable 30- year shelf- life for LTO Media enables long- term retencon * Source: Government Computer News, Most network data sits untouched by Joab Jackson 6
Numerous threats can corrupt and destroy your data LTO Technology provides the last line of defense Inherently off- line to intenconal threats from virus, hackers, sabotage, disgruntled employee Easily removable for off- site storage protects against accidental threats from natural disasters, fire, system errors, human errors, mirroring errors Easy to use load, unload and storage of media Risks of downbme Lost of revenue and market share Lost of produccvity Loss of reputacon and customer trust UlCmately, loss of the business 7
Managing Data Access Transactional Databases and Analysis (application data, block level, virtualization) I/O intensive Random read/write Large/Small files Modest storage growth Steady growth rates Mission Critical Block-level virtualization Structured data (mostly) Persistent Data Files, Data Protection and Archive Data (user data, file level, abstraction layer) Large files Very large storage Infrequent access Event driven Reference content Business vital Created but not modified Data accumulation Data integrity Long-term retention Explosive growth Analysis Database Backup Replication Maps Video Imaging Document 20GB 8MB 10MB 20MB 60MB 300MB 48GB 80KB Transactional data Persistent data Within 30 days the majority of data becomes persistent data. Users still want access to the data nearline 8
10 Reasons for Tape 1. Costs Less: 1.3 /GB compressed. Up to 26X less than disk. 2. Easy to Manage: PBs of tape vs. ~100TB of disk 3. High Dependability: Read aaer write verificacon for high data integrity Servo tracking to help ensure precision tracking Bemer bit error rate than disk! 1x10E 17 bits vs. 1x10E 15 bits 4. Data ProtecBon: off- line proteccng against on- line data corrupcon 5. Easy to Use: Tape automacon has simplified the process of using tape LTFS makes tape easier to use than ever before NAS - like 6. Long shelf life: up to 30 years or more 7. Scalable: Add cartridges for nearly infinite capacity on demand 8. Green storage: cartridges on a shelf consume no energy 9. Transportable: Media is easy to ship - -» high bandwidth in a box 10. High Performance: Streams very fast - -» high capacity 9
Tape media shipment capacices reach record levels to keep pace with data growth CY13, Q3: Record 5,827 PB! 20% y-o-y growth LTO generacon 6 is experiencing faster adopcon than LTO generacon 5 LTO- 5 tape maintains double- digit growth over previous year More than 6.4 million drives have been shipped since the program concepcon The 225 millionth LTO cartridge has been shipped This totals 90,000 PB of data protected and retained using LTO technology Source: Santa Clara Consulting CY13Q2 report 10
LTO Tape Can Help Reduce Storage Costs TCO: SATA Disk System vs. LTO Tape Library System 1 9 Year TCO Archiving Study Back- end storage costs: hardware, maintenance, floor space and energy Disk storage is 26 Cmes the average Tape TCO The cost of energy alone for the avg. disk- based solucon exceeds the encre TCO for the average tape- based solucon 1. The Clipper Group Calculator report RevisiCng the Search for Long- Term Storage A TCO Analysis of Tape and Disk, May 13, 2013. 11
Best PracBces in Data ProtecBon 1. Have mulbple copies or layers of protecbon Depending upon value of data, keep at least 3 copies Keep in different locacons; one out of region Use disk and tape 2. Isolate one copy At least one copy offline for logical system isolacon Avoid intenconal/unintenconal corrupcon that can occur with online storage Use tape; Keep offline 3. Have technology diversificabon Copies on different forms of media to avoid media or system disaster Use disk and tape 4. Protect access to data At rest and in transit Use encrypcon & WORM 5. Manage backup differently than archive Backup: mulcple, point in Cme consistent copies for operaconal and DR Use disk and tape Archive: single instanced data for long term retencon Use tape *Best PracCces Source: Debbie Beech, SylvaCca ConsulCng / David Hill, Mesabi Group 12
Large Truck Express Line Survives Hurricane Flood " When it comes to disaster recovery, you can buy new hardware but you can't buy new data." Dick Crosby Systems Manager, Estes Business Challenge Hurricane Gastone flooded Data Center with 5 a. of water Total loss of HW, network, phone, generator, and uclity power Good news: a tape backup of 100% of the data was made the night before stored off site! SoluBon Protect assets and business resilience with best praccce strategy Create nightly disk flash copy for fast retrieval and window- less backup to tape Backup 100% produccon data to LTO tape library nightly On- site and off- site copies Global Mirror DR site and backup to LTO tape library Lights out! Creates 5 copies of data (2 offline on tape in different locacons) Benefits No produccon system interrupcon No save window- Set it & forget it No produccon cycles, no operators, lights out operacons Logical data proteccon and out of region proteccon Able to control TCO, access data and protect data with Cered storage strategy 13
LTO- 6 Aeributes Big Data PreservaBon Designed for an OpBmal Blend of Aeributes Capacity, performance, compacbility, interchange, cost control Store more with LTO- 6 Tape Reduced Space 2.5 TB/cartridge nacve: 6.25 TB/cartridge (2.5:1 compressed) More than twice the compressed capacity of LTO- 5 tape Improve Job ProducBvity Up to 160MB/sec nacve; Up to 400 MB/sec (2.5:1 compressed) 43% increase over LTO- 5 data rate That s nearly 1.5 TB of saved data per drive/hr (compressed) CompaBbility for Investment ProtecBon Read/Write LTO- 5 cartridges, Read LTO- 4 cartridges Interchange between vendor drives Security WORM (Write Once Read Many) EncrypCon 14
What is the Linear Tape File System? Open soaware specificacon Allows simple and new ways of accessing data on tape (LTFS spec doc available at: www.lto.org/lis ) Self- describing tape format Addresses data archive requirements Tape tells you what is on it! It presents tape as an extension of the operacng system Appears as drive lemer, icon, folder like a disk or USB scck No tradiconal backup soaware needed LTO Tape Joins the Ranks of Easy to Use Portability 15
LTFS: How Does it Work? LTFS uclizes media parcconing (available on LTO- 5 and LTO- 6 drives) to create a self describing storage medium Tape is logically divided lengthwise into two parccons Index parccon: File system info, index, metadata (5% of capacity) Content parccon: Contains the files/content bodies When mouncng the tape, the index is copied to the workstacon/server memory for fast access and updates Periodically the index is backed up to the content parccon See LTFS IntroducBon video at www.lto.org/technology/lis 16
LTFS Benefits Easily View, Archive and Share Files File System Info File Bodies Directory Structure File Aeributes LTFS SHARE Windows LTFS DRAG & DROP SHARE Linux LTFS SHARE Easy to Use Archive Share Mac OS LTFS ARCHIVE 17
BAMM.TV Archives Music Videos to LTO Tape and LTFS LTO- 5 technology is very reliable. Over the last year we ve used over 60 tapes and had zero failures! JAMIE MORGANSTERN, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Company Profile San Francisco based Produces and distributes video for independent musicians 12 video/audio editors In- house produccon and post- produccon Business Need Large storage need (HD, Hoard all footage) SAN storage is expensive Removable HDs are fragile (~8% failure rate), limited shelf- life, expensive and take up excessive space On- site and off- site copies are needed Video/data is BAMM s livelihood and must be protected! SoluBon Results: LTO- 5 Technology with LTFS EffecCvely backed up 80TB of video and finished projects Slashed storage costs from ~ $0.20/GB to ~$0.05/GB Built an archive and restore workflow with fast recovery Scalable archive solucon with a 30-50 year life. LTFS standard format for easy sharing Assured data is protected with reliable off- line & off- site proteccon 18
How Do I Get Started Using LTFS? Addresses the needs of Industries with rich media such as: Media and Entertainment Digital Surveillance Medical Imaging Legal files/documents Architectural drawings Oil & Gas ExploraCon Cloud applicacons and more! LTFS sonware is free! 1. Get an LTO- 5 or 6 tape drive and LTO- 5 or 6 tape cartridge 2. Download and install LTFS soaware from your drive vendor s web link 3. Format and mount an LTO- 5 or 6 cartridge using LTFS 4. Start using files on tape from your browser directory tree NOW YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP FILES TO AND FROM YOUR LTO- 5 AND 6 TAPES! LTO.ORG 19
Thank You! Learn more about LTFS at: www.lto.org/technology/lis.html 20
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Some of the Many Vendors with LTFS Supported Developments 1Beyond: 1beyond.com Arkivum: arkivum.com Bright Technologies: 4bright.com Cache- A: cache- a.com Codex Digital: codexdigital.com Crossroads: crossroads.com FOR- A: for- a.com HP: hp.com/go/l{s IBM: bit.ly/ibm- l{s Masstech: masstech.com Odyssey: odyssey.com.uy Panasonic: panasonic.com Qstar: qstar.com Quantum: quantum.com SGL: sglbroadcast.com Storage DNA: storagedna.com T3Media: t3media.com Tiger Technology: Cger- technology.com TOLIS Group Inc: tolisgroup.com XenData: xendata.com Note: Contents of this list may vary without nocce. No warrances are expressed or implied. Contact the vendor for specific product, performance and warranty informacon. User results may vary. 23